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    Taco Time

    2.5 (64 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open • 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Sorry White Center Taco Time u earned this one.
    Vinny C.

    Unbelievable! I ordered a beef tostada salad, two crisp burritos (one chicken one beef), 1 medium tater fry. When I get home (10-15 minutes) we ended up with 2 SOGGY BURRITOS, MEDIUM COLD TATER FRIES and a 3-4 INCH HAIR IN MY BEEF TOSTADA SALAD. As a long time local, I definitely will not be coming back here nor recommend this location. Sorry White Center Taco Time, you earned this review. One too many not so much moments. I should have stuck with old faithful in W. Seattle.

    This is the chicken taco salad.
    Cheryl C.

    Always a go to for me. Friendly staff, clean inside, great food. It's hard to have 85 words to post.

    Eric W.

    Having grown up on Taco Time from my first experience at their Nothgate location in the mid 70s, Taco Time has always been my go-to. I'll always have great memories about how everything was hand made, they even deep fried all their own taco shells and taco salad bowls, you could smell a taco time for blocks away. The hot sauce so good one could drink it straight. I went through the drive thru 2 days ago and what I received was basically dog food. A crispy chicken burrito that was under cook as well as the Mexifries which I received cold and mushy. Just look at the lack of browning/cooking in the pictures. I took a couple of bites and had to toss it and make dinner. I won't be giving TT any more of my $$$ and I haven't had the best of meals served out of this location. I'm starting to think that taco time is on its way out. Because it's checked-out. Well, It's with a heavy heart that I announce the death of Taco Time. taco time passed away kicking and screaming but surrounded by longtime customers and new patrons alike after a long battle with inconsistencies and lack of integrity. Since Taco Time has passed on, you should pass on Taco Time. Save yourself the disappointment. This place sucks anymore.

    my baja fish taco is falling apart and the girl that bagged my food W/O gloves wiped the excess sour with her finger  from the sourcream cup
    APRIL H.

    Update! To Brandon I did put my concern through to tacotimenw.com and was in contact with Amy M relations coordinator and she never followed through with what she said she'd be doing for me so at this point I am extremely disappointed with Taco Time NW. I have emails between her and I that I can share with you and others too if you'd like to see proof that the ball has been dropped within this situation. As of 12/29 was my last message that I re-sent because I heard nothing back from Amy Myles.

    Found in wife's burrito: https://www.yelp.com/biz/taco-time-seattle-16?hrid=iKhF38VC74ib_5Hipo1W1A
    Joe S.

    Some years ago this location was fine and as good as any other Taco Time, but it's gone to total crap over the past few years. This it the closest location to us, and I'm never going there again. No one else should either, because the complaints here on this Yelp page have been non-stop for most of this year but it just keeps getting worse. Obviously Taco Time has abandoned this location so we should too. The orders are annoying just wrong or very wrong consistently, and it's getting worse, and then tonight, they managed to screw up my son's order twice in one order, and my wife's once... ...and each had Mystery Food Items added to their order. Like IN the food. My son's order was easy -- kid's chicken nuggets with Mexi-fries. Oops, except he just got two boxes of Mexi-fries. Oh, and his ranch cup had a mystery vegetable chunk in it. My wife had the classic chicken burrito, which comes with pinto beans. It had this weird chewy black pea-shaped thing, which maybe is a messed up... black bean? I have no idea; it's disgusting. It went in her mouth. What the hell is it? I have no idea. I left it on the paper towel and put it in the fridge in a baggie for safe keeping. Taco Time, this location, has totally fallen apart and corporate doesn't seem to give a damn. They need to clean house BAD. Sorry. I'm also going to call the King County Department of Health on Monday. If Taco Time responds to this with the nice comments they leave telling people to go to their feedback site: I already did. I gave you the link to this review. I mailed your info@ address too. How about you just FIX this place? Is the management there like protected or something? You know what's broken. Fix it.

    Nacho Plate with Mexi Fries (Tater Tots)
    Peter N.

    This is what I consider the 'fancy' Taco Bell. Everyone here is so kind and they actually bring the food out to your table! I ordered their nacho plate with a side of mexi fries (tater tots). They were both enjoyable but what blew me away the most was how cheap everything was for the quality of food that I received. I spent less than $8 and could not even finish the food! Definitely recommend!

    This tiny thing with 3 strips of lettuce passes as a chicken taco salad now??

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    It's lively, the drinks are creative, and the food is actually really good too. Definitely feels…read morelike a place you go with friends when you want good food, fun drinks, and a little more energy.

    Overall, we had a nice experience. Our server, Jadin, was wonderful! Jadin was very kind,…read moreattentive, and especially patient with our party while we waited for one of our guests to arrive. We really appreciated the hospitality and never felt rushed. As far as the food, for the price point, I do feel we could have gone somewhere else and received better quality. The food wasn't terrible, but it didn't quite meet our expectations for what we paid. The biggest disappointment was our interaction with the bartender on 9/4 around 8:30 PM. Our group approached the bar simply trying to order a round of shots. From the beginning, her attitude came across as unnecessarily rude when she asked whether we had a table. She then looked at our group and said, "First of all, we can't have you up here." We genuinely did not know that guests seated at tables were supposed to order through their server. Had she simply explained that to us politely, we would have apologized, returned to our table, and ordered from there. The policy itself wasn't the issue. It was the way it was communicated. Aside from that interaction, we enjoyed our time and really appreciated Jadin for making our experience a positive one.

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    I've always wanted to check out D'la Santa. I always heard that Fri and Sats are always busy and…read morethey do not take reservations but walk-ins only. However, I just found out you can put your self on the waitlist on their website if it's busy. Sundays are the best days to go as it's not as busy and they were able to accommodate a big party. The restaurant also has a parking lot for people to park at as well, so that is a plus! The drink menu is very limited, they don't have a full bar. I ordered the skinny margarita and it was good. The food is authentic and if you are looking for authentic Mexican food, D'La Santa is the spot. We ordered the queso and the rajitas. Both appetizers are really good, came out super hot. Highly recommend. I got the carne asada plate and added an extra mini quesadilla. The carne is very seasoned so you have to eat it with the tortilla to balance out the saltiness. The service was fast and our waiter was very attentive.

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    4.4(98 reviews)
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    This place isn't easy to get to. If you were to walk from the nearest light rail station, it takes…read moreabout 35 minutes - so the only other option is taking a bus from there. Despite the trek, I'm pretty happy to say that this was absolutely worth it as maybe the highest quality Mexican food in the Seattle area. The dishes here are not what you find at your typical Mexican restaurant. There's no chips and salsa, and the menu is small - only around 4 entrees and 4 small plates, along with a few appetizers. It's best to come here with someone else and find things to share - which is what I did with the small plates, since some of them come with two per order. We ended up ordering the maiz sourdough, the albacore tostadas, the brisket tacos, and tetela - finishing with the pan de elote for dessert. I'll start with what is absolutely their signature dish - the albacore tuna tostadas. I'm willing to say that this is the best dish I've ever had at a Mexican restaurant. It comes in two tostadas - each with raw albacore tuna, mayo, avocado, and fried leeks - and oh my goodness is it spectacular. Everything starts from the base of it all - the tostada itself, which is so far and away the best tostada I've ever had it's not even a debate. Years of having tostadas shatter, or even crack on each bite left me fully unprepared for what was to come; a tostada that behaves like an architecturally sound disc. Seriously, you take a bite of this and the entire rest of it remains wholly intact. It's like a miracle. The texture reminds me of a Frito, it's got those slightly raised bumps and a similar thickness. And I haven't even gotten to the toppings yet. The raw tuna on top is perfect sashimi - it's soft, just fatty enough, and absolutely slides through your mouth at the lightest chew. There's also a lot more of it on the tostada than I expected. The kewpie mayo has a surprising spice to it - like the best version of spicy mayo that you've had; except it has a bit of a smoky flavor to it as well. The avocado adds earthiness, chill-ness, and a good level of fat. Lastly, the fried leeks on top provide that extra crunchy layer just to cap it all off. It's simply one of the best constructed dishes I've seen. It took a lot of willpower not to order another set of these. The other two small plates were good, but don't quite match up. The brisket tacos are small, but filled with toppings, including a ton of the dry-aged suadero. This beef was very good, containing a lot of fat and being quite juicy in each bite. I also loved the tortillas, which were some of the best corn tortillas I've had. It's clear they nixtamalize the corn used for these in-house. Still, this didn't feel that much more than a good taco. The tetela was also fine, but nothing too special as mostly just eggplant on the inside. Something else that was amazing though, was the maiz sourdough we ordered. It's easily one of the best bread appetizers I've had. The outside is so crispy without being too chewy, while the inside is hot, fluffy, and so easy to tear apart. I simply can't get over how amazing the crust is on this bread - it wraps all the way around, and is baked to absolute perfection. The included honey butter is also really well salted and sweet, but I do wish there was more of it. For dessert, we had the pan de elote - which is a sweet corn cake with blackberry jam and a whipped cream. I found the whipped cream fascinating; rather than being too sweat, it instead had a lighter flavor that focused more on the soft and creamy texture than traditional whipped cream. The combination of the super-fresh blackberry jam and texture of the whipped cream added a ton of moisture to the corn cake - which otherwise resembled kind of a sweet cornbread. Also, the portions on the cake were crazy good. All that said, this is quite an expensive place. For what we had, per person it ended up being over $60 without any drinks. For the tostada and tacos especially, you're paying 10+ dollars/person for a single tostada or taco. I would say it's worth the price for the tostada, but not for the taco. Overall, it is certainly high-end, but the quality of food here is so high it's an absolute recommend from me. 9.25/10

    Listen, I'm vegetarian and can't enjoy all the bites on the menu -- and I can tell you right now,…read moreI'd wait outside in the rain to eat the veggie bites, drinks, and desserts they offer. Legitimately that good. I honestly came by Pancita from an Eater article and Instagram post and jokingly suggested it to my friend when we already had dinner/drink plans. We both collectively lost our minds and decided, it was DOUBLE DINNER night and made 8:15 pm resys at Pancita. I do highly recommend reservations by the way, esp on weekend nights. We thankfully found street parking just outside and were seated promptly. Truly loved how simple and charming the interior was. I'll be honest, we were dying from 1st dinner even though we only ate a few bites but being gluttons, we got the tomato salad (my favorite bite of the entire evening), my friend got the suadero tacos for herself, and I ordered the enfrijoladas (mushroom) with a side of tortillas -- I couldn't resist! Everything I tasted was delicious and I am honestly planning my next trip back ASAP. We, of course, couldn't resist dessert cause WHEN I TELL YOU THAT CORN CAKE HAS MY ENTIRE HEART. If the capslock wasn't apparent, the dessert was incredible, giantly sized, and lives rent free in my head 5ever. Do yourself a favor and go to Pancita; it is one of the rare spots that deserves every bit of the hype being sent its way.

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    Really lovely people working here! They were able to accommodate our group of 5 kind of last…read moreminute. The menu has a variety of good options and everyone cleaned their plates. The inside is really fun and has a lot of pretty mosaics and murals and nice touches like the little jars of different corns.

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